The World Health Organization has disclosed that the outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in Uganda is over but it is not under control in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo,
The all-clear for Uganda follows a declaration on July 28th from the Ugandan government that it was free of the disease, which caused 20 cases and two deaths in the country.
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The World Health Organization monitored the situation until this week to ensure that no chains of transmission had been missed.
The Director of Emergency Preparedness for the World Health Organization African region, Dr Marie Roseline Belizaire, told a regional meeting that cases in Democratic Republic of Congo continued to rise despite some progress.
According to World Health Organization, the outbreak is the second-deadliest in history, and outpacing containment efforts and the Democratic Republic of Congo government, disclosed that as of Tuesday August 25th, there have been more than 2,700 deaths and more than 5,600 cases.
“Transmission remains very active. We have slowed the acceleration, but we have not yet bent this curve.” DR Belizaire said.
She also said that there are improvements in contact tracing and testing, and also that analyses of the Bundibugyo virus have not shown any signs of mutation despite the rapid spread.
Dr Belizaire also flagged an immediate US 30 million dollar funding gap for logistical operations to deliver medical and personal protective equipment in the worst-hit areas of Democratic Republic of Congo, saying that without this immediate investment, they risk stalling the momentum and achievements they already have built.
Meanwhile Dr Hanan Balkhy of Saudi Arabia has started her election campaign in the World Health Organization position of Director-General to replace Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
She took leave from her current position as World Health Organization Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region at the World Health Organization.
Dr Balkhy grew up in the United States of America until six years of age and graduated from King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 1991.
Dr Balkhy did her pediatric residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston between 1993 and 1996 and also received a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases from the Joint Pediatric Infectious Disease Program of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital from 1996 to 1999. During her fellowship, she worked on the immunological response of Salmonella endotoxin in mice models under the mentorship of Professor Frederick Heinzel.
She worked as the executive director, Infection Prevention and Control at the Ministry of National Guard for 10 years.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus who is due to retire was elected World Health Organization Director-General for a five-year term by WHO Member States at the Seventieth World Health Assembly in May 2017 which was renewed in 2022.
In doing so, he was the first WHO Director-General elected from among multiple candidates by the World Health Assembly, and was the first person from the WHO African Region to head the world’s leading public health agency.
Born in the Eritrean city of Asmara, Dr Tedros graduated from the University of Asmara with a Bachelor of Biology, before earning a Master of Science (MSc) in Immunology of Infectious Diseases from the University of London, a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Community Health from the University of Nottingham and an Honorary Fellowship from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Additional Reporting from Associated Press.
